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N- 299,110. Patented May 27, 1884.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HUBERT BROSSEL, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

BUTTON-FASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 299,110, dated May 27,1884.

Application led November 1Q, 1883. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom, t may concern.:

Be it known that I, HUBERT BRossEL, a citizen of the UnitedStatesresiding at Indian apolis, in the county of Marion and State ofIndiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inButton-Fasteners, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in the method of fastening buttonsto fabrics or leather; and the objects of my improvements are to providea simple and cheap fastening, one which necessitates the cutting orpunching of but one hole through the fabric or leather which the buttonis to be secured to, and one which will not discomfort the wearer of thegarment or shoe, and which is easily I attain these objects by thedevice illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure I is aperspective view of the button and my improved fastening; Fig. 2, avertical section through the button and the fastening when secured to agarment orlshoe, and Fig. 3 an under side view of the washer-plateforming part of the fastener.

Similarletters refer to similar parts through out the several views.

A is the button; a, the shank and eye of the same. B and C form myimproved fastening. B is formed by passing one-half of a piece of Wirethrough the eye a of the button and twisting the two ends, so that thewire forms aloop for the eye a, and a stem to pass through thethicknessofthe fabric or leather D. The twisted ends of the wire are flattenedout by a stroke of a hammer, forming the head b. C is a wash er-platestamped out of metal, wood, or other like material ,with a roundedsurface and a slot, c, to the center.

To secure the button to a shoe or garment,

a hole is punched through the leather or fabric, the fastener B isinserted from the outside into the hole, the washer-plate C is slippedover the stem of the fastener,with the rounded surface toward the insideof the shoe or garjment, and the two sides of` the slot c are thenpressed together, thus preventing the fastener B from slipping outagain, and securing it rigidly in place with the washer C. rllheflattened head b of the stem B prevents its being pulled out from thewasher C.

The twisting of thefastener B and the stamping of the washer C beingdone by machinery, and the method of applying the same being so simple,make my fastening a cheap and useful article.

By my method of fastening a button to a garment or shoe but one hole isto be cut through the material, and the loop on the fastener will allowthe button to be bent or twisted without affecting the washer-plate atthe inside of the shoe or garment.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination, with a button provided with a shank and eye, of thefastener B,formed out of wire twisted into a loop to receive the eye aof the button A, and having a flattened head, b, and the roundedwasherfplate C,provided with a slot, c, to receive the fastener B,substantially as described,and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof Ihavesigned my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribingwitnesses.

J HUBERT BROSSEL.

Vitnesses:

Guns. Mans, P. H. KRAUss.

